County Executive Diana appoints new Valley View administrator

Tuesday

Jan 8, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Chris McKenna

GOSHEN — Orange County Executive Ed Diana announced Monday that he plans to hire the former administrator of a private nursing home in Putnam County to run Orange County's Valley View Center for Nursing Care and Rehabilitation.

Diana, who previously has said that 10 people applied for the Valley View administrator job, named Laurence LaDue as his choice. LaDue spent the last seven years overseeing Putnam Ridge, a 160-bed facility in Brewster.

The appointment is subject to the Legislature's approval. Diana has said that Orange Administrative Services, the contractor that ran Valley View for 10 years, agreed to continue running the nursing home until Feb. 1 after its last contract expired.

The management change is taking place as Diana and lawmakers prepare for a potential court fight over this year's Valley View funding.

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